Rituals and Creativity

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Rituals and Creativity

In the rhythm of daily acts, creativity quietly takes shape. Artists show how repeated gestures, routines, and careful attention transform ordinary moments into meaningful practice. Through these rituals—whether in drawing, movement, or material exploration—art becomes a meditation, revealing how consistency, focus, and care shape both creative work and the evolving self.

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The Self as a Practice: Rituals and Creativity is a series exploring how everyday actions become sites of reflection and creation. Artists turn routines, gestures, and attention into meaningful practices.

Rituals shape how we create, observe, and connect. Through repetition, gesture, and attentive looking, artists transform the ordinary into acts of meaning. In Rituals and Creativity, daily routines become meditations—brushstrokes, gestures, and habits revealing the quiet persistence behind artistic practice. Whether through Moka Lee’s portraits of strangers, Loïc Raguénès’s rhythmic patterns, or Gala Porras-Kim’s explorations of preservation and language, each work shows how creativity can arise from the steady pulse of everyday ritual.

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Individual artist spotlights examining how their practice relates to the series theme.

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ArtistMoka Lee1996, South Korean
ArtistGala Porras-Kim1984, Colombian

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